James McMurtry - Too Long In The Wasteland Lyrics
Hear the trucks on the highway
And the ticking of the clock
There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon
Bullet holes in the mailbox
Bullet holes in the mailbox
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I've fallen behind
She said why don't you come see me
When the sun goes down
It'll be just like the old days
When I used to let you hang around
Well I don't know
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
Will close some doors
The people in the village
Watch their children play
At the sight of a stranger
They call the kids away
Just leave that man alone
I hear the mother say
He's been
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
's what made him that way
Well, I hadn't intended
To bend the rules
But whiskey don't make liars
It just makes fools
So I didn't mean to say it
But I meant what I said
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
Must've gone to my head
Jet trail in the sunset
A long way away
Cutting 'cross the horizon
At the edge of the day
And it calls Jimmy
Come fly away
But I've been
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll have to stay
Yeah, I've been
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll have to stay
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James McMurtry Too Long In The Wasteland Comments
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I've fallen behind
okay so an amazing song writer and also amazing guitar player as well. I'm awaiting his first novel, it would obviously be good. Thank you James and see you at the Continental Club .
Greasy Jeezy, that's some mighty fine git-box playin' right there! The McMurtry name is further honored.
never seen anyone retune a guitar without missing a note.........
God help me, I'd never want to say anything disrespectful about Larry McMurtry, but his son, to me, is the clear genius of the two.
He fights those news strings like a pro! good stuff
no longer fallin behind we just took a nap
Keep hearing that James was bummed about not being as famous as his old man. To me he's as vivid an artist as anyone in our time.
great singer/ songwriter awesome stories of life
3:31 - shoots laser beams out of eyes.
Incredible to watch a Master at work!
love James but can't beat the album version. Hey, screw it , it's his own damn song, it's only as good as he says it is.
Stephen Douglass WTF are you talking about this version is even better
Never meaning to take anything away from James, but y'all should check out Nathan Davis (he's passed away now) do this song. He'll rip it a new one. Hey Nathan. I know you're watching over me still. (Nathan was from Raliegh, NC)
Great performance.
Amaaaaaazing!!! Love the tuning-tweaking in midplay...he makes it look so easy!!!